Steve, It sounds like it is more of a Fab issue than yours. However, You can contact any of the Labs (Delsen, Trace, Microtek) and they could do a failure analysis for you. The lab can tell you if there are other areas on/in the board that possibly may short out over time. Ron ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################